----Original Message---- >From: Paul Schlie >Sent: 08 June 2005 14:49
>> From: Dave Korn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> ----Original Message---- >>> From: Paul Schlie >>> Sent: 08 June 2005 14:40 >> >>> - Can you give an example of an operation which may yield an undefined >>> non-deterministic result which is reliably useful for anything? >> >> Random number generation? > > - which if algorithmically computed relies on deterministic semantics. > as otherwise the pseudo random distribution the algorithm is relying > on may break. I didn't say "Pseudo random number generation". I said "Random number generation". cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today....